Title 12 — Banks and BankingRelease 119-73
§5374 Rule of construction
Title 12 › Chapter CHAPTER 53— - WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - FINANCIAL STABILITY › Part Part C— - Additional Board of Governors Authority for Certain Nonbank Financial Companies and Bank Holding Companies › § 5374
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Rules made here cannot weaken stricter requirements of any federal or state agency, including primary financial regulators, and they do not remove those agencies' powers under other laws.
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Title 12, §5374
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No regulation or standard imposed under this subchapter may be construed in a manner that would lessen the stringency of the requirements of any applicable primary financial regulatory agency or any other Federal or State agency that are otherwise applicable. This subchapter, and the rules and regulations or orders prescribed pursuant to this subchapter, do not divest any such agency of any authority derived from any other applicable law.
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This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title I of Pub. L. 111–203, July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1391, which is classified principally to this subchapter. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see
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note set out under section 5301 of this title and Tables.
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12 U.S.C. § 5374
Title 12 — Banks and Banking
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73